"fire in the barn!"" ""The Big Valley"" also has seeped into the darker cinematic subconscious. In ""Bug"", an acclaimed 2006 thriller starring Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon as drug addicts, their characters spiral into a hallucination that leads them to imagine tiny bugs have invaded their dwelling, with one referring to the little critters as ""matriarchal aphids"" that act ""like Barbara Stanwyck in ""Big Valley""."" In 1966, for her first season as Victoria Barkley, Barbara Stanwyck won the Emmy for lead actress in a drama series. She was nominated two more times (1967 and 1968) for her work in ""The"
"magazine at the behest of her then-husband John Derek in 1971. As she gained tremendous fame on ""Dynasty"", the photos were published a second time in 1982. Evans was arrested in May 2014 for driving under the influence of alcohol. Linda Evans Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad on November 18, 1942), is an American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she gained notice for playing Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck) in the Western television series, ""The Big Valley"" (1965–1969). However, she is most prominently known for the role of"
"Lee Majors Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary; April 23, 1939) is an American film, television and voice actor. Majors is best known for portraying the characters of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series ""The Big Valley"" (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series ""The Six Million Dollar Man"" (1973–1978), and Colt Seavers in American television action series"" The Fall Guy"" (1981–1986). Majors was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. His parents, Carl and Alice Yeary, were both killed in separate accidents (prior to his birth and when he was one"
"Linda Evans Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad on November 18, 1942), is an American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she gained notice for playing Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck) in the Western television series, ""The Big Valley"" (1965–1969). However, she is most prominently known for the role of Krystle Carrington, the devoted wife of Blake Carrington (played by John Forsythe) in the 1980s ABC prime time soap opera ""Dynasty"", a role she played from 1981 to 1989. Evans, the second of three daughters, was born Linda Evenstad in"
"such as ""The Untouchables"" with Robert Stack and in four episodes of ""Wagon Train"". Another Western series, ""The Big Valley"", which was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1969, made her one of the most popular actresses on television, winning her another Emmy. She was billed in that series' opening credits as ""Miss Barbara Stanwyck"" for her role as Victoria, the widowed matriarch of the wealthy Barkley family. In 1965, the plot of her 1940 movie ""Remember the Night"" was adapted and used to develop the teleplay for ""The Big Valley"" episode ""Judgement in Heaven"". Years later, Stanwyck earned her"
"begin in April 2010 in New Mexico and Michigan. In 2012, the aforementioned film version of ""The Big Valley"", which was to have first starred Susan Sarandon and then Jessica Lange in the role of Victoria Barkley, was put on hold indefinitely after the film's would-be director, Daniel Adams, was indicted for fraud pertaining to two previous films and sued by investors in ""Valley"" who claimed foul as well. Several episodes of the original TV series have been combined into concurrent running feature-length TV movies, while the notable two part episodes: ""Legend of a General"" and ""Explosion!"" have also been"
"to cure her of her shyness."" When she started her professional career, she changed her last name to ""Evans"". Evans's first guest-starring role was on a 1960 episode of ""Bachelor Father"". The series starred John Forsythe, with whom she would costar 20 years later on ""Dynasty"". After several guest roles in ""The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"" between 1960 and 1962, and guest appearances on television series such as ""The Lieutenant"", ""Wagon Train"" and ""Outlaws"", Evans gained her first regular role in 1965 in ""The Big Valley"". Playing Audra Barkley, daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck), Evans was"
"Robert Goulet, Gig Young, Robert Sterling or myself. We don't look a thing alike if we're together but there is a flash similarity."" Long added that he hoped to play more character parts. ""I'm rotting from the inside out and it's just gotten to my face,"" he said. ""A man doesn't get interesting on screen until his 40s."" In 1965, at the age of thirty-eight, Long began his role as attorney Jarrod Barkley, the oldest son to rancher Victoria Barkley (Barbara Stanwyck), in 112 episodes of ""The Big Valley"", the last of the major Four Star Television series, a Western"
"Harvard University and then returns west as a Deputy Marshal in New Mexico. Laven developed a friendship with ""Rifleman"" star Chuck Connors. In 1962, Laven cast Connors in the title role of the biographical film, ""Geronimo"", which Laven directed and produced. After ""The Rifleman"" left the air, Laven returned to the western genre as the executive producer of the long-running western television series, ""The Big Valley"". The series starred Barbara Stanwyck and was broadcast by ABC from 1965 to 1969. Laven was responsible for casting Lee Majors as Stanwyck's son, predicting big things for the young actor: ""It's his first"
"Peter Breck Joseph Peter Breck (March 13, 1929 – February 6, 2012) was an American character actor. The rugged, dark-haired Breck played the gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday on the ABC/Warner Bros. television series ""Maverick"" but is best known for his role as Victoria Barkley's (Barbara Stanwyck) hot-tempered, middle son Nick in the 1960s ABC/Four Star Western, ""The Big Valley"". Breck was also the leading man in an earlier ABC/Four Star Western television series entitled ""Black Saddle"". Joseph John Peter Breck was born in Rochester, New York. He grew up living with his grandparents in Haverhill, Massachusetts, because they felt"
"host and storyteller for the TV anthology series ""Jambo"" (1969-1971). Later in his career, he appeared in many television episodes and in feature films such as ""The Turning Point"" (1977) and ""The Formula"" (1980). Thompson married Barbara Long in 1949, making him a brother-in-law of actor Richard Long, best known for his role as Jarrod Barkley in ABC's ""The Big Valley"". Thompson appeared together with his brother-in-law in the 1955 film ""Cult of the Cobra"". Thompson died in 1992 from congestive heart failure at age 66 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Thompson's 60+ film roles include: Thompson's 50+ television roles include:"
"David Soul (later of ""Starsky and Hutch"" fame) and Lee Majors, formerly of ""The Big Valley"" and ""The Men from Shiloh."" Majors co-starred in the series prior to his appearance in ""The Six Million Dollar Man."" ""Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law"" had two crossovers with another David Victor series - ""Marcus Welby, M.D."". In ""Men Who Care"", Welby (Robert Young) persuades Marshall to defend a man who's accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, the daughter being one of Welby's patients. In ""I've Promised You a Father"", Marshall defends Welby's colleague Dr. Steve Kiley (James Brolin) in a paternity suit filed"
"1889 which, by the time it would have reached the American West, would indicate a time period of 1890 or later. However since that seems to be much later than other historical references in the show, it may well have been a simple production mistake. In addition to the Barkley family members, the episode plots typically revolved around morally conflicted protagonists and antagonists, a common theme in the mythology of the American West in the 19th century. ""The Big Valley"" was well known for its many guest stars. Among others: Despite the series' popularity, the series' ratings never made the"
"Big Valley"" and earned three Golden Globe nominations as Best TV Star for the part as well (1966, 1967, 1968). And, on March 15, 1967, Stanwyck was named favorite TV actress at the ""Photoplay"" magazine awards, which aired as a special episode of ""The Merv Griffin Show"" (David Janssen of ""The Fugitive"" was named favorite TV actor). Richard Long helped present Stanwyck her Gold Medal at the event. ""The Big Valley"" was also recognized during its run for its polished production. In 1966 and 1968, the American Cinema Editors (ACE) named ""Valley"" the year's Best Edited Television Program (for the"
"home of Barbara Stanwyck's character Victoria Barkey in the CBS series ""The Big Valley"". That set was built on the Republic studio lot in Encino for the John Wayne movie, ""The Fighting Kentuckian."" In 1959, Southern Attractions, Inc. purchased the façade, which was dismantled and shipped to Georgia with plans to relocate it to the Atlanta area as a tourist attraction. Producer David O. Selznick commented at the time,Nothing in Hollywood is permanent. Once photographed, life here is ended. It is almost symbolic of Hollywood. Tara had no rooms inside. It was just a façade. So much of Hollywood is"
"defendant Peter Warren in the 1965 episode, ""The Case of the Gambling Lady"". During this time, he appeared on episodes of such television series as ""Mr. Novak"", ""The Outer Limits"", ""Bonanza"" and ""The Virginian"". Breck claimed to have been considered for leads on two successful television series produced by Quinn Martin ""The Fugitive"" (1963) and ""12 O'Clock High"" (1964) with Breck commenting that ""If you are a leading man in Hollywood you either draw $250,000 like Steve McQueen or you had better be in a series"". From 1965 to 1969, Breck starred on ""The Big Valley"" as Nick Barkley, ramrod"
"portrayer, Barbara Parkins, proved to be so successful, that she stayed on the show for its entire run. In a late 1965 interview, the actress said about her role: Parkins was the only female star to remain with the series through its entire run (1964–1969). In 1966, she was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Lead Role in a Dramatic Series, but lost to Barbara Stanwyck for ""The Big Valley"". About losing the award, on her 22nd birthday, Parkins told the press: Eventually shedding her ""other side of the tracks"" image, Betty endured many of the"
"had suffered pneumonia, which apparently weakened his heart. He was also a heavy smoker and drinker. After suffering several heart attacks, he was hospitalized for his last month and died on December 21, 1974, at Tarzana Medical Center in Los Angeles, four days after his 47th birthday. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. Richard Long (actor) Richard Long (December 17, 1927 – December 21, 1974) was an American actor best known for his leading roles in three ABC television series, including ""The Big Valley,"" ""Nanny and the Professor,"" and ""Bourbon Street Beat"". He was also a"
"Victoria Williams (actress) Victoria Williams (born 1956) is a British actress. She started her career at the end of the sixties as a child actor and played various roles in different TV drama productions. Her most notable part (then credited as ""Vicky Williams"") was that of Nicky Gore, the central character of the 1975 adaptation of Peter Dickinson's ""The Changes"", a trilogy that chronicled the sudden and violent descent by British society into a pre-industrial and pre-technological age. She was one of the two human actors in the Children's ITV series, ""The Riddlers"", about two humanoid creatures who lived in"
"top 30 in the yearly ratings charts. ""The Big Valley"" was canceled in 1969 as the TV western craze began to fade and to make room for more modern series. In Ella Smith's 1973 biography, ""Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck"", Smith noted that ""The Big Valley"" had been cancelled by ABC mainly due to a poor time slot. In better times, the series had been enough of a hit to outlive various time slot rivals during its run (mainly on Monday nights at 10 p.m.), including ""The Jean Arthur Show"", ""Run for Your Life"" and ""I Spy"". According to ""Broadcasting"" magazine"
"Rachelle Lefevre Rachelle Marie Lefevre (; born February 1, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in the television series ""Big Wolf on Campus"" and had recurring roles in ""What About Brian"", ""Boston Legal"", and ""Swingtown"". She played the vampire Victoria Sutherland in the first two films of the ""Twilight"" saga. In 2011, she starred in the ABC medical drama ""Off the Map"", followed by the CBS series ""A Gifted Man"" (2011–2012) and ""Under the Dome"" (2013–2015). Lefevre was born in Montreal, Quebec, where she was raised by an English teacher father and a psychologist mother. Her father's family"
"posthumously released autobiography by Robert B. Sherman) writes about his teenage friendship with Lake. Veronica Lake's image was used as a sight gag in the movie ""The Major and the Minor"" (1942) with Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. Veronica Lake Veronica Lake (born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman; November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake won both popular and critical acclaim for her role in ""Sullivan's Travels"" and for femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd during the 1940s. She was also well known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. By the"
"nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Lead Role in a Dramatic Series, but lost to Barbara Stanwyck for ""The Big Valley"". About losing the award on her 24th birthday, Parkins told the press: I was hurt, but if I had to lose I was glad it was to Barbara Stanwyck, who is a grand lady and fine actress. I would have hated to lose to Anne Francis. I don't care much for her work. A woman should be feminine and not go around hitting people with judo chops the way she does in that ""Honey West"""
"""Son of Flubber"" (1963) paired her with Fred MacMurray and were popular with movie-goers. She also appeared alongside Hayley Mills in ""Pollyanna"" (1960) and Dean Jones in ""Snowball Express"" (1972). Olson then moved to New York City where she appeared on Broadway. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, she did guest roles on television. Olson guest-starred on the Television series ""The Big Valley"" playing the mother of Ron Howard in the December 1, 1965, episode entitled ""Night of the Wolf"". Olson is the only female guest starring on ""The Big Valley"" to ever marry the character Nick Barkley. Olson has been"
"the 1961 episode ""Back There"" and the 1964 episode ""Night Call"". She was married to actor James McCallion from 1943 until her death in 1977. Her husband was a ""National Velvet"" series regular, cast as the ex-jockey Mi Taylor. In addition to ""National Velvet"", she and McCallion appeared together in ""Wagon Train"" and ""The Big Valley"". Their son, Denis McCallion, became a television producer. Marlowe died in Los Angeles, California on December 31, 1977. Nora Marlowe Nora Marlowe (September 5, 1915 – December 31, 1977) was an American film and television character actress. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Marlowe was best"
"""Daniel Boone"", ""Petticoat Junction"" and ""The Wild Wild West"". Even so, ""The Big Valley"" was popular enough to warrant at least three ""TV Guide"" covers. It also acted as a launching pad for two projected spin-offs from special episodes. A 1968 episode guest starring Van Williams was meant to lead to a ""Rifleman""-like series titled ""Rimfire"". A March 1969 episode, ""The Royal Road"", guest-starring heartthrob Sajid Khan as a young rogue, was also hoped to lead to a series. But by that year the rising popularity of CBS's ""The Carol Burnett Show"" — and vocal complaints by Joey Bishop, ABC's"
"of ""Gibbsville"" in 1976, originated the role of Amanda Ewing, Jock's first wife, on ""Dallas"", and had a recurring role as Chase Gioberti's housekeeper, Mrs. Miller, on ""Falcon Crest"" (1984-1987). She played Langley Wallingford's first wife, Betty Miller (Hilary's mother) on ""All My Children"" in 1984, and was part of the original cast of ""The Bold and the Beautiful"" as Grandma Logan from 1987 to 1989, and again in 2001, when her character was a great-great-grandmother. Lesley Woods Lesley Woods (August 22, 1910 – August 2, 2003) was an American radio, stage and television actress. She was a graduate of"
"including Blair Underwood, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Maya Rudolph, and Vivica Fox. The show aired on CBS for two seasons while winning two NAACP awards. In 2002 he returned to the John Wells fold to produce and direct the pilot, ""The Big Time"", featuring Christina Hendricks, Dylan Baker, Molly Ringwald and Christopher Lloyd—which eventually aired as a two-hour movie. In the years that followed, Barclay worked on a wide variety of television dramas and comedies. He served as co-executive producer and producing director of the series ""Cold Case"", for which he has also directed nine episodes. Other shows he directed"
"version. Marlene Warfield Marlene Warfield (born June 19, 1941 in Queens, New York) is an American actress. She has acted in films and American television. She portrayed the underground revolutionary Laureen Hobbs in the 1976 film ""Network"" and played the character of Victoria Butterfield on the television sitcom ""Maude"" (1977–1978). Warfield starred in the play ""Janie Jones"" at the New Theatre, London (opened July 15, 1968). She won the Clarence Derwent Award in 1969 for Outstanding Broadway Debut Performance and a Theatre World Award for the role of Clara in ""The Great White Hope"" which she reprised in the 1970"
"Farrell. Throughout the 1920s, Williams would have a string of successful films, mostly westerns. He then appeared in ""The Great Meadow"" alongside Johnny Mack Brown, which was Brown's breakout film. Throughout the 1930s, Williams acted in supporting roles, mostly in westerns, sports, or outdoor dramas. He was always employed, and was successful as both a B picture leading man and a supporting actor in A pictures. He often played alongside Hoot Gibson and Harry Carey during that period. In 1941, he became one of many actors cast by Universal Pictures in their large film series, ""Riders of Death Valley"". From"
"about Stanwyck having had affairs as well. After the divorce, they acted together in Stanwyck's last feature film, ""The Night Walker"" (1964). She never remarried and cited Taylor as the love of her life, according to her friend and ""Big Valley"" co-star Linda Evans. She took his death in 1969 very hard, and took a long break from film and television work. Stanwyck was one of the best-liked actresses in Hollywood and was friends with many of her fellow actors (as well as crew members of her films and TV shows), including Joel McCrea and his wife Frances Dee, George"
"Series regular characters Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner), Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson), and Dr. Rudy Wells (Martin E. Brooks) are featured along with returning television movie character Jim Castillian (Lee Majors II, the real-life son of Lee Majors) and new characters Kate Mason (Sandra Bullock) and Jim Goldman (Jeff Yagher). Following the success of the first reunion movie, ""The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman"" (1987), ""Bionic Showdown"" was quickly greenlit and doubled as a ""backdoor pilot"" for a potential series based on the character of Kate Mason, but never materialized."
"Darlene Hunt Melinda Darlene Hunt is an American actress, producer and television writer, best known for creating and producing the Showtime series ""The Big C"". As a writer, the Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, native's credits include episodes of ""90210"", ""Will & Grace"", ""The Goldbergs"", and ""Save Me"". She also created the Showtime series ""The Big C"", starring Laura Linney. The series revolved around the life of suburban wife and high-school teacher Cathy Jaminson, who is diagnosed with melanoma. ""The Big C"" premiered on August 16, 2010, and concluded on May 20, 2013. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for being"